“Once upon a time…” isn’t that how fairytales begin? Stories just as magical as those we remember from our childhood are still being written to this day. Stories with strong characters, beautiful princesses, and important life lessons. Out of all …
Two devoted teachers choose to teach at a small school where they find big support Up until two years ago Inna Vasileva and Stanimira Stoyanova were set on completely different career paths. Inna was a psychology student in Veliko Tarnovo …
Model Schools in the Spotlight: Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets An extraordinary school where all children are equal. This statement sums up the philosophy of Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets. The school …
In 2017 the America for Bulgaria Foundation launched an Education Leadership Academy. Its goal was to help teachers and school leaders develop new teaching strategies, understand how to use technology in their classrooms, and exchange best practices. By that point, …
A team of teachers developed an interdisciplinary STEM project which boosted students’ motivation to learn more about science Which celestial body from the Solar system can become our second home? This was the big question that students from 9th and …
All schools can submit their teaching vacancies by April 30, if they want to work with participants in Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching” As we’re nearing the end of the school year, principals get a clearer …
All principals can now submit teaching vacancies and potentially work with motivated teachers from Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching” We are now accepting teaching vacancies for the new class of “A New Way to Teaching” participants. …
Verka Petkova is the principal of Secondary School “Hristo Botev” in the town of Kozloduy. She has 26 years of experience in education – 4 years as a biology teacher and 22 years as a vice principal. She became a …
Mihail Nenov is the principal of Primary School “Aleksandar Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata” in Burgas. The school is quite new – the first and so far only newly-opened municipal school in Bulgaria in the past several decades or so. For its remarkably short …
Diana Fodulska-Ogorelkova has been the principal of Primary School “Otets Paisii” in the village of Govedare in the region of Pazardzhik for 9 years. She has over 25 years of experience in the education sector and 16 years of teaching …
One of the most important roles at a school is the role of the principal. This is why we continue to introduce our readers to principals we see as strong and inspiring leaders. At the beginning of November we’d like …
Four principals shared their experience in testing new management practices at the online conference “From Vision to Results” Principals need a clear structure of what and when to test, space for reflection and discussion of the implemented practices, and a …
And Foster the Development of 21st Century Skills in the Classroom These are two of the conclusions from the final conference of the EU project From Inclusive Education to Real Scale Transfer (FIERST). 300 teachers, principals, and education experts took …
We believe that one of the key elements which should be highlighted, especially considering what our education system has been going through over the past few months, is school-level support. We’ve come to realize that in these uncertain times we …
Best Practices: 90 Secondary School in the neighborhood of Lyulin in Sofia (link in Bulgarian) and its smooth, organized transition to remote learning over just one weekend seen through the perspective of the geography teacher Gergana Cholakova (video in Bulgarian). …